Fuck, some serious dieting and princessing required

[ThornsInMySides]

Who's in? I'm a mess.

I need a lot of work 😁

I'm going to try and ditch quite a few pounds and make myself more lovely again. I need a complete overhaul. Starting tomorrow obviously!

I like this thread too. Slow and steady wins the race! Some of the others were a bit too much for me; limiting cals to less than 1k, drinking diet shakes etc. Much prefer princessing and being sensible!

I can fit into my size 16 coat again with room not the size 10 one though but I'll get there.

I brought a Babylis Big Hair thingumy so I'll be keen to see if it's magic.

Diet shakes are daft, aren't nice or satisfying in any way and full of good knows how many additives and unnatural things. They don't teach new habits at all. Everyone wants a quick fix but don't see beyond to the inevitable weight gain that comes as soon as they stop. This way is much better.

@TitsalinaBumSquash that's great going!

Well here I am 2 glasses of prosecco a packet of crisps and a bar of Aldi Moser Roth chocolate later I'm feeling rather jolly

Going to regret it when I'm weighing in tomorrow I'm sure!
Will try to be good tomorrow but I don't mind having a cheat day.

@overweightcat that sounds lovely! I am really hungry. Please remember that you can't actually gain fat weight overnight, only water weight. A good wee and bowel movement can account for 2lbs.
I've stayed up the past couple of nights watching dds favourite show with her. It's our weekend "thing" and results in late nights and a hungry tummy for me. If I'm awake my brain thinks I should be eating. I am determined not to eat after dinner though. If I wake in the night and am awake for half an hour or more I'm feeling sick hungry for my breakfast and get a headache.

I can't believe how bloated my belly is with AF. It's so pronounced. Perhaps because it has shrunk now it's more noticeable when it's round and distended. It hurts all over so I've had some extra decent painkillers and buscopan.

MFP and fitbit are still refusing to sync. It's annoying as I liked seeing how many extra calories I could eat if I chose to do so. MFP say it's a known issue that they are working on and have been for months yet it worked when I first got it 🤷🏼‍♀️ I just use them separately but in a complementary way if that makes sense. I just have to manually add any exercise. According to the app I'm only going to lose about 9lbs in 5 weeks if I carry on eating the same amount I am now. I'm not sure I'd cope with much less so will increase my exercise instead.

I made my pizza with a half and half mix of wholemeal and white flours not through choice but that makes it healthier right? Homemade sauce on the base too with lots of garlic, basil, chilli and some onion.

Piss heads are heading back from the pub. I've loved the quiet of lockdown as hated the drunken yelling and arguing on a Saturday night. I like my window open at night especially on a night like tonight when it's raining and windy. There's so much more traffic now and there's lots of emergency vehicles again. At the start of lockdown there was loads of ambulances but then it eased off. Now they are back busier than ever. I liked the quiet. We are semi rural, sort of, but I think I'd like to be more rural. Away from pubs definitely but somewhere Waitrose delivers

Sleep tight everyone!

Weigh in this morning - 64.9kgs
So hit the 65kg initial target!

But worried I won't loose enough to hit my second target by August...
Considering stepping it up somehow.

Morning all!

@Bercows I get you re AF bloat, that plus the daily bloat (must consider food intolerances.....) I can sometimes go to bed looking 7 months preg and wake up....well not flat stomached but at least down to 3 months.

@overweightcat congrats on hitting your first goal, that’s brilliant! What is your second target? Oh god I’d love to be 60-something KG.

Not weighed in for a few days, stepping up the exercise and cutting back on the booze.

Morning and congratulations cat!
I am so tired today and achey. Day 2 is always the worst with pain from my bra band down to my feet. Endometriosis sucks.
I have just revisited the Alli thread and find it disturbing. Making it available OTC was a bad idea. We had very strict rules about prescribing it and monitored patients regularly.
Thinking about the intermittent fasting method-this is how people used to eat really back when we were all much slimmer. There was no snacking outside of your three meals a day. Meals were at regular times and people didn't drink alcohol like lots do now. Confectionary was a luxury, there were no take-aways, burgers and pizzas and doughnuts weren't a thing, nor were fizzy drinks or sweeteners. I think we need to go back to a less modern way of eating but maintain the wonderful variety of foods we have now to maintain nutrition.

Gah another small gain today, I'm going up and down the same 3/4 of a lb at the moment which is a bit frustrating.

As for princessing I'm going to look at the cost of a private dermatologist consultation vs a cosmetic course of IPL treatment for my rosacea. Spending £££ on different 'wonder' ranges of lotions and potions is costing me a fortune and so far none of them work.

I've just measured my calves, thighs and arms. I've lost half an inch off my calves but nothing anywhere else. Although I am very bloated so maybe not a good time to measure. My stomach is hard and painful. I've just eaten chocolate but I'm not sure I really care today!

Thank you.

@Youngatheart00 I started off at 74kg my first goal was 65kg as I wasn't sure if I was going to stick to anything in the first place. End goal next at 60kg (fingers crossed) - really hoping to hit it before mid August.

Then maintenance at 1660cals a day which seems more than manageable for me as I'm not going hungry on my current 1200.

I'm over my calorie allowance by nearly 500 calories 😩 Back on the wagon tomorrow. Dd1 has got some kind of step challenge to do for school. They have to do 150,000 steps over 10 days. That means we will all be out walking more and is a good incentive to get outside.

I WANT CHOCOLATE!!!!
This is my first real and won't go away craving. I've wanted things before but not like this. My pain levels are awful and the painkillers aren't helping much and I really want chocolate. I normally wouldn't think twice but this rule I've set myself is difficult to break now I've put it in place. A good thing but rules about eating aren't always easy for me with my history. Im already over my calories for today too. Still a deficit of about 500 calories to what I'd normally eat though.

How does everyone cope with their cravings? I usually ignore my hunger at night and it goes but this is much harder as it's something specific I'm craving.

After my vile fat shaming comments from a family member in the week , you would have thought this would have motivated me like others said . The reality is that it made me just want to give up and eat . So I did .. weighed in this morning and gained 2lb back of the 3lb I lost .. anyhow I have been shopping for an hour with daughter and I caught a glimpse of myself walking past a shop mirror - wow what a wake up call - I didn’t even recognise myself . How have I put this much weight on ?? Well yes I bloody know I eat rubbish but still - I seriously look like a barrel .. carrying it all on my mid section and boobs .. RIght start again tomorrow.. no excuses

Ps I love this thread too

@tracey47 - You can do it, one day at a time. Do it for you, do it for your DC. We've got your back.

@Bercows - cravings can be insane sometimes, so strong for something that's just food! I guess there's 2 ways to deal with it. 1. Ignore, brush teeth, go to bed. 2. Build it into your calories, maybe a light got chocolate would fill the gap or a ' fun sized' bar?
I feel for you, pain doesn't help in the slightest, it grinds you down. I had a spell at the beginning of the year where I couldn't lift my head off the pillow or my arms up from my side because the pain and fatigue was so disabling. I hope you have a better day.

I used a lovely Dr Jart + shake and shot face mask last night. I saw it on a James Welch video, it's made my feel great and hydrated and plump (in a good way) still quite red but that's the rosacea.

Morning all. Here's to a good week for us all
The chocolate craving disappeared after a while

My clothes are definitely looser and my bra not tight now. I must get back to doing step ups today.

What does a daily menu look like for you all? I need inspiration. Tea and toast for breakfast, crackers for lunch, pasta or noodle dish for dinner. Snacks are fruit, lentil chips. Not very exciting. I just find I am so tired though that thinking of what to cook is too much.

After my vile fat shaming comments from a family member in the week , you would have thought this would have motivated me like others said . The reality is that it made me just want to give up and eat.

Bless you, I would never think it would motivate you. FAT SHAMING DOES NOT WORK. Your brother was a total arse. You WILL get there and laugh in his face once you do, but you need to ignore any shit from him in the process.

Bercows here it is lots of salad and veggies and protein. Not exciting at all but it’s easy.

Absolutely agree, fat shaming does not work whatsoever. Its cruel and unnecessary.

Support and positive reinforcement is what you, and we all, need!

Those tracking exercise and logging on MFP; do you eat your exercise calories?! I just started logging exercise today and its given me 344 cals to eat on top of my target of 1400. Surely I can't eat all that and lose weight?! I'm 5ft 7/13 stone.

As for food diaries, a usual day for me is green tea and toast for breakfast, or sometimes overnight oats. Fruit as a snack, blueberries/banana/apple/grapes/melon atm. A wrap and roast chicken and salad for lunch. Then my usual family dinner but a smaller portion; slow cooked pork, rice and veg tonight. Plus a glass of wine and one of those kiddy 100 cal chocolate bars as a treat. Usually adds up to around 1400 cals.

I dare not even stand on the scales - I weighed in about a month ago and was back at my heaviest ever weight then. Don't think I'd cope if I got on and found out I'd gone past it - ignorance is bliss and all that. Have got 5st (about) to lose to get back to a healthy BMI.

It's so difficult not to eat when I'm at home all the time. I find portion control so difficult. I'm tempted to try intermittent fasting for this reason - can anyone recommend?

@Tappering I'm roughly doing 16:8 or rather 15:9. I don't eat after my dinner which I eat at 5pm. I only drink water apart from two cups of tea with breakfast. I usually eat about 500 calories in the evening so not eating after dinner has cut that out. I don't eat as many snacks at all now.

1044 calories today. I went under normal to make up for yesterday.

I don't eat my calories back. MFP won't sync itself to my Fitbit app anyway so I've no idea. I might eat them if it was a special occasion perhaps. Or do more exercise if I wanted extra calories.

I'm working up to the scales. I was happy at 9st 4lb but that was before dc3. Breastfeeding made me hungry and I fed him for 4 years. I only gained a stone with each pregnancy and lost it with each birth. Then slowly gained it with my need for biscuits and chocolate with breastfeeding. I was hoping to lose the extra when I stopped but no such luck. Lockdown has been terrible for both my diet and exercise due to shielding and no longer walking 5 miles up and down big hills on the school run.
I am scared of being more than 11 stone. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't still fit in a size 12 though if I was. I was a 14 when I weighed that before.